Throw Efficiency Grade: Trevor Lawrence

The Trevor Lawrence evaluation is a tricky one. At first glance, it should be a cut-and-dry evaluation. He’s been the consensus No. 1 overall pick since his freshman year at Clemson. Analysts have crowned him as a “generational” talent; best quarterback prospect since (insert Hall of Fame quarterback here). But when digging into the film,…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Zach Wilson

After an outstanding 2020 campaign, Zach Wilson is this year’s draft riser. Whether it’s his tantalizing arm talent or it’s Trevor Lawrence burnout, he became a favorite player of the draft community — but is the hype warranted or is it lacking substance? Wilson possesses above-average athleticism that may not have him breaking any rushing…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Mac Jones

I worked through Mac Jones’ film before the media hype started rolling about his top 10 projection. I expected to be underwhelmed and expected a game manager on a super team. I didn’t want to waste the time it took to chart him. But the more I watched, the more I liked. I was pleasantly…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Trey Lance

North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance is a player with great physical tools and strong tape, but his level of competition and overall inexperience at the position make his projection to the NFL a difficult one. With only 318 pass attempts in a run-heavy scheme, Lance will need to prove he’s capable of handling a…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Justin Fields

Justin Fields feels like a create-a-player with his sturdy frame, top-tier arm strength and 4.4 speed. Physically, there’s a ton to love about the player — who has one of the highest ceilings of any player in the draft — but the best trait about his game is far and away his ultra-competitive play on…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Joe Burrow

Games watched: 15 (full 2019 season) Overall Average Throw Efficiency: 88.3% Turnover Worthy Throw%: 2.86% Cross-field throws: (opposite hash to outside the numbers, excluding short range): 4% of attempts (rank: 6th, least) Short Passing: 38.3% of throws behind or within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. (rank: 5th) Missed 4.5% of those throws (rank:…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Tua Tagovailoa

Games watched: 9 (full 2019 season) Overall average throw efficiency: 84.2% (rank: 2nd) Turnover Worth Throw%: 2.7% (rank: 3rd) Cross-field throws (opposite hash to outside the numbers, excluding short range): 7.2% of attempts (rank: 4th) Short Passing: 41.9% of throws behind or within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. (rank: 2nd most) Missed 4.3%…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Justin Herbert

Games watched: 14 (full 2019 season) Overall average throw efficiency: 81.7% (rank: 5th) Turnover Worthy Throw%: 3.2% (rank: 5th) Cross-field throws: (opposite hash to outside the numbers, excluding short range): 6.2% of attempts (rank: 5th) Short Passing: 39.2% of throws behind or within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. (rank: 4th) Missed 8.8% of…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Jordan Love

Games watched: 10 (partial 2019 season) Overall average throw efficiency: 70.5% (rank: 6th, last) Turnover Worthy Throw%: 7.8% (rank: 6th, last) Cross-field throws: (opposite hash to outside the numbers, excluding short range) 8.2% of attempts (rank: 2nd most) Short Passing: 42% of throws behind or within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. (rank: 1st,…

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Throw Efficiency Grade: Jake Fromm

Games watched: 14, full 2019 season Overall average throw efficiency: 82.3% (rank: 4th) Turnover worthy throw percentage: 1.8% (rank: 1st, best) Cross-field throws: (opposite hash to outside the numbers, excluding short range): 11.6% of attempts (rank: 1st, most) Short Passing: 31.1% of throws behind or within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. (rank: 6th,…

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